[BIRD33]

What I don't think Ainge understands is that unless they win a title, no one cares. People in this town have seen the Pats win 3 Super Bowls, the Sox finally win a title, and remember when the Celtics were the toughest ticket in town. No one cares if they make it to the Eastern Finals ('sup Paul and 'toine?) or even make it all the way and get crushed by the West.

If they don't win everything, this is a disaster. Danny is trying to keep his job.

Thats it right there.

Its a ok deal for the celts but in the long run it's going to net no rings and prolong the rebuilding process which Ainge gets to take care of which I'm not sure is a good thing.

[Anhil8tor]

Well it makes them no worse than the #3 seed in the east. It may also elevate the play of pierce, allen and garnett because hopefully they are hungry and understand they have a 3 year window to make the finals.

[WoolyGoat]

[WoolyGoat]

[BIRD33]

Great team....Circa 1999.

[WoolyGoat]

I might as well warn you now, I've been drinking the kool-aid.

[Anhil8tor]

I might as well warn you now, I've been drinking the kool-aid.

I think celts are no worse than a 3 seed in the east...

[WoolyGoat]

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[Anhil8tor]

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I'm going to get an auto'd garnett celts jersey

[WoolyGoat]

Want me to autograph it?

[BIRD33]

I might as well warn you now, I've been drinking the kool-aid.

What a sucker.Danny saves his job by trading away your young talent for 2 players with tops 2 to 3 good years but arent capable of beating detroit in the playoffs and your slobbering all over him?Preorder your Atlantic division championship ring now because thats as far as they're getting.

[BIRD33]

Wonder how Jeff Green will be playing in 3 years?

[Anhil8tor]

first round picks are over rated

[BIRD33]

first round picks are over rated

In football they are.Who's the best player in the NBA not drafted in the first round?I really don't know.

[WoolyGoat]

In football they are.Who's the best player in the NBA not drafted in the first round?I really don't know.

Gilbert Arenas.

[WoolyGoat]

What a sucker.Danny saves his job by trading away your young talent for 2 players with tops 2 to 3 good years but arent capable of beating detroit in the playoffs and your slobbering all over him?Preorder your Atlantic division championship ring now because thats as far as they're getting.

First, every time in the last year+ I talked about the Celts' young talent, you reminded me how untalented they actually were. You can't have it both ways.

Second, it's a little different when you actually see Garnett holding up that jersey, and consider how the 3 players actually compliment each other. Allen and Pierce have never played with anyone better than Lewis and Antoine, and Garnett has never been able to score in crunch time. They've got no excuses now.

My only concern is point guard. I think Rondo can be great, but he's too inexperienced now.

[BIRD33]

Gilbert Arenas.

Give me 3 more and I'll agree that 1st rounders are overrated.

[WoolyGoat]

Carlos Boozer
Mehmet Okur
Michael Redd
Manu Ginobili
Rashard Lewis
Nick Van Exel
Antonio Davis
Cedric Ceballos
Clifford Robinson

[BIRD33]

First, every time in the last year+ I talked about the Celts' young talent, you reminded me how untalented they actually were. You can't have it both ways.

Second, it's a little different when you actually see Garnett holding up that jersey, and consider how the 3 players actually compliment each other.Allen and Pierce have never played with anyone better than Lewis and Antoine, and Garnett has never been able to score in crunch time. They've got no excuses now.

My only concern is point guard. I think Rondo can be great, but he's too inexperienced now.

Please show me a quote.Just one.Do you recall me saying trade pierce and go real young and start the rebuilding now?I think I said that they werent good enough to win anything which was true and that was before they got green and then traded him for an old ray allen.I defintely told you you were overvaluing Rondo which is so true, 6 ppg on a team that blew and let anyone shoot.Bottom line you mortgaged any future you had for a medicore team for 3 years.You've got 3 players who could never get it done in the playoffs.The eastern conference finals is the championship game to these chronic underacheivers.If thats as far as you want to get than congrats on that.The best part is you know Danny did this to save his job but you forget what 50 wins looks like so your so desperate you're going along with it.

[BIRD33]

By the way who's covering Duncan or Shaq on the Celtics?